crosshatch vs ingrain

crosshatch

verb
  • To mark or fill with a crosshatch pattern. 

noun
  • A pattern of crossing lines. 

ingrain

verb
  • To dye with a fast or lasting colour. 

  • To make (something) deeply part of something else. 

adj
  • Dyed with grain, or kermes. 

  • Dyed before manufacture; said of the material of a textile fabric; hence, in general, thoroughly inwrought; forming an essential part of the substance. 

noun
  • An ingrain fabric, such as a carpet. 

How often have the words crosshatch and ingrain occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )